The Heinrich Gebert Kulturstiftung Appenzell preserves and promotes architectural and industrial heritage through its two historic buildings, the Kunstmuseum and Kunsthalle Appenzell. The Kunstmuseum is a contemporary building by the Zurich-based architectural practice Gigon/Guyer, opened in 1998.
The Kunsthalle was integrated in 2003 into an early industrial complex of a former brickworks. Built around the brick kiln dating from 1566, the complex has been preserved and restored with its key production facilities, including the pug mill, brick press, paternoster lift and kiln.